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vice president joe biden is now directly involved in the 11th-hour negotiations. but, there's no deal if sight. and that means taxes could go up for just about everyone american as soon as tomorrow. >>> a tense takeoff for passengers aboard a flight from kansas city to denver. a piece of an engine covering fell off. a passenger snapped this photo. the united flight circled the airport there in kansas city for 20 minutes before making an emergency landing. >>> and indianapolis colts head coach chuck pagano is back. in the saddle. enjoying a triumphant return. pagano was on the sidelines on sunday for the first time since fighting his leukemia. it went into complete remission. the 52-year-old returned after a three-month absence to tears and cheers of joy, and a win for his comeback colts who are now in the playoffs. >>> and, finally, a good holiday weekend for hollywood. "the hobbit" was once again the number one draw at the box office. as it has been for all three weeks since it was released. and that james bond film, "skyfall," passed the $1 billion mark globally
vice president joe biden is now directly involved in the 11th-hour negotiations. but, there's no deal if sight. and that means taxes could go up for just about everyone american as soon as tomorrow. >>> a tense takeoff for passengers aboard a flight from kansas city to denver. a piece of an engine covering fell off. a passenger snapped this photo. the united flight circled the airport there in kansas city for 20 minutes before making an emergency landing. >>> and indianapolis...
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i'm being told right now that secretary tim geithner has also joined the meeting and vice president biden is also there as well. we have a whole committee gathering at the white house. >> heavyweights. >> these are the most actively traded stocks at the new york stock exchange right now. stay with us. back in a minute. [ male announcer ] at scottrade, you won't just find us online, you'll also find us in person, with dedicated support teams at over 500 branches nationwide. so when you call or visit, you can ask for a name you know. because personal service starts with a real person. [ rodger ] at scottrade, seven dollar trades are just the start. our support teams are nearby, ready to help. it's no wonder so many investors are saying... [ all ] i'm with scottrade. it's no wonder so many investors are saying... excuse me, sir i'm gonna have to ask you to power down your little word game. i think your friends will understand. oh no, it's actually my geico app...see? ...i just uh paid my bill. did you really? from the plane? yeah, i can manage my policy, get roadside assistance, pretty much
i'm being told right now that secretary tim geithner has also joined the meeting and vice president biden is also there as well. we have a whole committee gathering at the white house. >> heavyweights. >> these are the most actively traded stocks at the new york stock exchange right now. stay with us. back in a minute. [ male announcer ] at scottrade, you won't just find us online, you'll also find us in person, with dedicated support teams at over 500 branches nationwide. so when...
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have asked vice president biden to come to capitol hill to sell the deal to democratic lawmakers. what do you make of that headline? >> i know the republicans are going to meet at 4:30 this afternoon. all the republicans in the senate to go over the proposal. it sounds like the democrats are as well. but the democrats have been very divided over the level for raising taxes, over how to tax small businesses which are the job makers in this country, as well as the death tax which hits so many small businesses and farms and ranches and job creators. so the democrats are divided. we're going to meet at 4:30 to go over the specifics of the agreement to see if it's something that we will vote for. >> how are you on the republican side? are you divided on this tax issue they've agreed apparently to an income tax increase to 39.6% on individuals making $400,000 and $450,000 for couples. >> we're united in wanting to make sure any increase in tax revenue specifically goes to dealing with the debt and the deficit and is not used on additional programs. i mean, the president seems to underpl
have asked vice president biden to come to capitol hill to sell the deal to democratic lawmakers. what do you make of that headline? >> i know the republicans are going to meet at 4:30 this afternoon. all the republicans in the senate to go over the proposal. it sounds like the democrats are as well. but the democrats have been very divided over the level for raising taxes, over how to tax small businesses which are the job makers in this country, as well as the death tax which hits so...
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i will put forward a very specific proposal based on the recommendations that joe biden's task force is putting together as we speak. and so this is not something that i will be putting off. but -- >> the nra says it's not going to work. it didn't work before, it's not going to work now. >> my response is, something has to work. and you know, it is not enough for us to say -- this is too hard, so we're not going to try. so what i intend to do is i will call all the stakeholders together. i will meet with republicans, i will meet with democrats. i will talk to anybody. i think there are a vast majority of responsible gun owners out there who recognize that we can't have a situation in which somebody with severe psychological problems is able to get the kind of high-capacity weapons that this individual in newtown obtained. and gunned down our kids. and yes, it's going to be hard. >> should we have an armed guard at every school in the country? that's what the nra believes. they told me last week, that could work. >> i'm not going to prejudge the recommendations that are given to me. i
i will put forward a very specific proposal based on the recommendations that joe biden's task force is putting together as we speak. and so this is not something that i will be putting off. but -- >> the nra says it's not going to work. it didn't work before, it's not going to work now. >> my response is, something has to work. and you know, it is not enough for us to say -- this is too hard, so we're not going to try. so what i intend to do is i will call all the stakeholders...
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joehris: you are saying jo biden would be 73 and the oldest first term. >> i 73 in the united states senate is a youth movement. i think he will make a decision sometime later. i think you will see him out there courting donors and activists in iowa, new hampshire and elsewhere. >> chris: byron? >> implementation of obama care. the rise in costs of premiums. more people put into part-time status. controversy over the start of these exchanges with republican governors refusing to do it in their states and the loss of employer-based health coverage for a lot of people. you have to remember, president obama campaigned by saying if you like your coverage now you can keep it. that will be put to the test this year. >> chris: kirsten? >> i think that based on what happened in the last election the republicans have finally realized for political reasons they have to start to look at immigration reform. something the president wanted to do before but really couldn't because the republicans weren't interested in doing it. i think whether something will be passed this year or not is hard to sa
joehris: you are saying jo biden would be 73 and the oldest first term. >> i 73 in the united states senate is a youth movement. i think he will make a decision sometime later. i think you will see him out there courting donors and activists in iowa, new hampshire and elsewhere. >> chris: byron? >> implementation of obama care. the rise in costs of premiums. more people put into part-time status. controversy over the start of these exchanges with republican governors refusing...
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we also know as you see him arriving only a matter of hours ago that the vice president, joe biden, has been meeting in the white house, as well. but at this point, that's where things stand with barely 100 hours until we reach this deadline. luke? >> absolutely unbelievable. at least bo obama came back with the president there. thanks so much for being on the show. we appreciate it. >>> we're five days away and john boehner has released the house telling the senate it's up to them to come up with a deal that his chamber will pass. paul contain, chris frazier, they both join me now. paul, i want to start with you. one thing that we all seem to be hearing is that -- and the markets start to tank, it will spur these guys to figure out some sort of deal. >> dow jones had a three-month chart that showed where the dow has been. we see there, went down, up, now it's steadily going down towards since plan b failed. do you think that's the only hope of getting a deal. >> it's not the only hope, but it has been sort of a missing actor for the last five or six week. that when it started going bac
we also know as you see him arriving only a matter of hours ago that the vice president, joe biden, has been meeting in the white house, as well. but at this point, that's where things stand with barely 100 hours until we reach this deadline. luke? >> absolutely unbelievable. at least bo obama came back with the president there. thanks so much for being on the show. we appreciate it. >>> we're five days away and john boehner has released the house telling the senate it's up to...
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senate minority leader mitch mcconnell and joe biden kept in place to avoid $200 billion in tax increases. broad stroke spending cuts and domestic and defense spending. they would take effect gradually over a period beginning at midnight if the white house and congress can't reconcile their differences. it appeared to have been movement on the cost of living increases for social security recipients. opposition to the white house's proposed rate of increase was dropped but the common ground is even shaky. the fierce disagreement over whether the bush era tax cut with the top income earners should be allowed to expire while middle income earners would see tax relief. the sticking point is over where the income line should be separating those who should continue to see the tax cuts from those who would see them go away. it's about slowing spending and deficit reduction. >> make no mistake. there will be real damage. we'll be squeezing people who deserve better. we'll scramble to find budget reductions in a way that sense. sometime in hours, days, weeks ahead. we will get a semi-balanced smal
senate minority leader mitch mcconnell and joe biden kept in place to avoid $200 billion in tax increases. broad stroke spending cuts and domestic and defense spending. they would take effect gradually over a period beginning at midnight if the white house and congress can't reconcile their differences. it appeared to have been movement on the cost of living increases for social security recipients. opposition to the white house's proposed rate of increase was dropped but the common ground is...
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. >> reporter: vice president joe biden in a visit to the capitol monday night maybing the pact he negotiated with senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. prior to the vote, the vice president said he felt confident about the deal but stayed away from making any predicts. >> having been in the senate as long as i have, there are two things you shouldn't do. you shouldn't predict how the senate is going to vote before they vote. you won't make a lot of money. and number two, you surely shouldn't predict how the how is going to vote. i feel very, very good. >> reporter: if passed by the house, the deal would stop most tax increases and spending cuts aimed at the pentagon and domestic programs that were set to take effect today. >> i've said all along our most important priority was to protect the middle class families. this legislation does that. middle class families will wake up today to the assurance that their taxes won't go up. >> reporter: democratic senator tom harkin suggested the selection missed the mark. >> it does not address the number one priority, creating good middle class jobs
. >> reporter: vice president joe biden in a visit to the capitol monday night maybing the pact he negotiated with senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. prior to the vote, the vice president said he felt confident about the deal but stayed away from making any predicts. >> having been in the senate as long as i have, there are two things you shouldn't do. you shouldn't predict how the senate is going to vote before they vote. you won't make a lot of money. and number two, you...
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senator mitch mcconnell said that he reached out to joe biden and called joe biden to help him broker something. behind closed doors, the respective caucuses on both sides, taking stock. >> let's say that there was some sort of legislation taken up by the house, what is the timetable for getting this work done? >> there is always the difficulty of the time table. the house as a rule that requires legislation to be posted for three days before there is a chance to read it. that said there is a deal where there can be a much quicker movement. i know this sounds difficult for americans to think that there is still time, but there is still time. the tax rates do not expire until tomorrow at the end of the day. even if they do not do something tonight, there is still time tomorrow. even if you can get the machinery running to get those votes on the floor, it still takes the fire. >> normally the house and senate end on a monday through friday, of what is it like to come in on a weekend and covers something like this? how difficult is this to follow? >> it is the holiday season, there are d
senator mitch mcconnell said that he reached out to joe biden and called joe biden to help him broker something. behind closed doors, the respective caucuses on both sides, taking stock. >> let's say that there was some sort of legislation taken up by the house, what is the timetable for getting this work done? >> there is always the difficulty of the time table. the house as a rule that requires legislation to be posted for three days before there is a chance to read it. that said...
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why don't you call your friend joe biden? >> what about half man? the half man from two and a half men, he left the show and now angus, the half man and now he lost it. >> how do you know his name? >> i am a professional. i have a show called "kathy" coming january 10th. >> sanjay gupta is in running shoes for another new york team tradition. the annual run. >> and my annual pap smear. sanjay, there's trouble down there. i'm not going to live. do you want me to show you? >> no, sanjay is definitely not up to that. >> let's check in with isha. >> hey, guys, you're on cnn, make some noise! >> reporter: some folks have been here braving the temperatures all to be here in this special place, times square, on new year's eve. i want you to to get a sense what it means to be here. i've got a fellow brit here. what's your name? >> lauren. >> explain to us why you want to be here in times square? >> it's a once in a lifetime opportunity. >> and you are from the states? >> yes. >> is this your first time? >> it's my second time to new york but it's anyway fir
why don't you call your friend joe biden? >> what about half man? the half man from two and a half men, he left the show and now angus, the half man and now he lost it. >> how do you know his name? >> i am a professional. i have a show called "kathy" coming january 10th. >> sanjay gupta is in running shoes for another new york team tradition. the annual run. >> and my annual pap smear. sanjay, there's trouble down there. i'm not going to live. do you want...
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should he be on the panel that vice president biden will be leading? >> he's a former member of congress, he has sway with people on capitol hill, he's large live seen as somebody who is going to run for governor in his home state of arkansas going forward, he's still an active political figure, former members of congress tend to get more things done here in washington than some other folks but we'll see. >> they don't have to be re-elected. >> that's right. they're going to need a lot of power going forward to get lngs through. >> we heard this on friday, we heard it on sunday from lapierre. he was using the terms "good guys" fairly frequently. does that positive association he's making with police officers, of those who are trained using gun, using the terms "good guys" is that what we expect to hear for all those who are opponents of gun legislation going forward? >> i think so. i think that will be part of the conversation. but, you know, this will be a really difficult battle on capitol hill, especially in the house but also in the senate. we see
should he be on the panel that vice president biden will be leading? >> he's a former member of congress, he has sway with people on capitol hill, he's large live seen as somebody who is going to run for governor in his home state of arkansas going forward, he's still an active political figure, former members of congress tend to get more things done here in washington than some other folks but we'll see. >> they don't have to be re-elected. >> that's right. they're going to...
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upset a lot of republicans who thought the negotiations between mitch mcdonnell and vice president biden had been going quite nicely and the president was inserting politics. will it have an effect on whether or not this bill passes? it's so important probably now not, but it shows you how divided they are. >> my gosh, we don't want to go over that cliff. >> no, we don't. we could be in bad shape. >>> switching over to the stocks. >> wall street ended 2012 on a big upswing today. the dow surging more than 150 points to wind up the day above 13,000. the streets seemed to like the news that lawmakers were close in on a deal. the nasdaq was up 59 points. the s&p jumped about 23 points and ended the year up 13%. >>> more breaking news. doctors say outgoing secretary of state hillary clinton is being treated for a blood clot in her head. doctors say she's making excellent progress and they expect her to fully recover. she's stay under observations at new york's presbyterian hospital for the next 48 hours at least. doctors found the close during the checkup yesterday. an aide says it's linked
upset a lot of republicans who thought the negotiations between mitch mcdonnell and vice president biden had been going quite nicely and the president was inserting politics. will it have an effect on whether or not this bill passes? it's so important probably now not, but it shows you how divided they are. >> my gosh, we don't want to go over that cliff. >> no, we don't. we could be in bad shape. >>> switching over to the stocks. >> wall street ended 2012 on a big...
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i particularly want to thank leader mcconnell and vice president biden for working numerous hours starting again yesterday morning at 6:45 and winding up with something late last night, more than 12 hours later, over the last two issues, as i understand it. and, yes, i'm glad that a.m.t. was fixed. i would remind everybody that a.m.t. is the last effort that we had to tax the rich and it's backfired to where it now taxes everybody, or almost everybody. and so it desperately needed -- needed a fix. now we're talking about taxing the rich again. i hope that we can come up with some collective ways that will be certain that the people are rich and that it will last over time instead of just for a few short years. in my area of the world, the biggest thing in that bill was the estate taxes. people in own land in wyoming that they bought maybe at $40 an acre now have land that's worth $2,000 an acre or more, and they haven't figured out how to pay the taxes on these few acres that they were able to scrape together over a period of time if the amount of exemption went down to a million dollars.
i particularly want to thank leader mcconnell and vice president biden for working numerous hours starting again yesterday morning at 6:45 and winding up with something late last night, more than 12 hours later, over the last two issues, as i understand it. and, yes, i'm glad that a.m.t. was fixed. i would remind everybody that a.m.t. is the last effort that we had to tax the rich and it's backfired to where it now taxes everybody, or almost everybody. and so it desperately needed -- needed a...
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largest gun rights lobby also says the white house gun violence task force led by vice president joe biden may try to undermine the second amendment. 5:0732 degrees. >> still ahead in reston, showing off another amazing holiday display. how it is helping a great cause clear. it's disappointing news for former presi >> welcome back on this tuesday -- monday, december 24, christmas eve. >> how excited are your children? >> teddy wants bill figurines hockey and baseball guys. -- wants the football guys now. it is a chilly start to the day. 5:10 in the belfort furniture weather center. it's 27 in winchester and frederick, 30 in quantico, 33 in manassas. at the freezing mark at reagan national/ light precipitation in moving our way. we will have a light, wintry mix around lunchtime. no accumulation, just enough to get you in the spirit of the season. and that will change the light rain fall in afternoon. damp roads. not expecting any snow accumulations anywhere. 42 today for the high temperature. partly cloudy tomorrow a pleasant christmas day. a good amount of sunshine with highs in the mid 40
largest gun rights lobby also says the white house gun violence task force led by vice president joe biden may try to undermine the second amendment. 5:0732 degrees. >> still ahead in reston, showing off another amazing holiday display. how it is helping a great cause clear. it's disappointing news for former presi >> welcome back on this tuesday -- monday, december 24, christmas eve. >> how excited are your children? >> teddy wants bill figurines hockey and baseball...
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i will put forward a very specific proposal based on the recommendations that joe biden's task force is putting together as we speak. and so this is not something that i will be putting off. but -- >> the nra says it's not going to work. it didn't work before, it's not going to work now. >> my response is, something has to work. and you know, it is not enough for us to say -- this is too hard, so we're not going to try. so what i intend to do is i will call all the stakeholders together. i will meet with republicans, i will meet with democrats. i will talk to anybody. i think there are a vast majority of responsible gun owners out there who recognize that we can't have a situation in which somebody with severe psychological problems is able to get the kind of high-capacity weapons that this individual in newtown obtained. and gunned down our kids. and yes, it's going to be hard. >> should we have an armed guard at every school in the country? that's what the nra believes. they told me last week, that could work. >> i'm not going to prejudge the recommendations that are given to me. i
i will put forward a very specific proposal based on the recommendations that joe biden's task force is putting together as we speak. and so this is not something that i will be putting off. but -- >> the nra says it's not going to work. it didn't work before, it's not going to work now. >> my response is, something has to work. and you know, it is not enough for us to say -- this is too hard, so we're not going to try. so what i intend to do is i will call all the stakeholders...
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when there is a crisis, vice president biden calls. his calls seem to have less influence as time has gone on. host: let's go to lincoln on the republican line. caller: i get in contact with many people are around the world. i have a few friends in egypt and kuwait. i am more worried about my friend in kuwait. is there a possibility iraq might reinvade kuwait anytime soon? guest: no. host: what are the current relationships? guest: understand the question because there are still issues. military lacks the capacity to do anything like that. iraq has no air force. that is one reason is so easy for the iranians to fly through their territory. there was an operation in 2008 in basrah that maliki commanded. the united states military had not provided a lot of support and advisers, he probably would have failed. i do not think maliki has any reason to focus on kuwait. his big concern is syria. he is worried the fall of assad will embolden sunnis and kurds in syrian and iraq and that the correlation of forces will turn against him. that is hi
when there is a crisis, vice president biden calls. his calls seem to have less influence as time has gone on. host: let's go to lincoln on the republican line. caller: i get in contact with many people are around the world. i have a few friends in egypt and kuwait. i am more worried about my friend in kuwait. is there a possibility iraq might reinvade kuwait anytime soon? guest: no. host: what are the current relationships? guest: understand the question because there are still issues....
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it's also a signal to their fellow democrat in the white house, namely vice president joe biden. that's just an example of how intricate, delicate and strange these negotiations are right now as we just get down to the wire. >> yeah. they are rather strange. do we think there's any movement on the president's part? you've been reporting the fact you've got the -- the number was originally 250,000, anybody making more than that would get a tax hike. now that's at potentially $450,000. there's some movement on the white house's part as well? >> reporter: it seems to be. as you said, we reported earlier today that democrats had put on the table, i believe, as early as saturday night the idea of moving that income threshold up to $450,000 a year. that is, we understand, still on the table. that's for households. jessica yellen at the white house is reporting that the number for individuals right now is $400,000, meaning tax cuts for everybody up to those levels, $400,000 for an individual, $450,000 for a household would stay in place. for everybody else, the tax rates would expire. t
it's also a signal to their fellow democrat in the white house, namely vice president joe biden. that's just an example of how intricate, delicate and strange these negotiations are right now as we just get down to the wire. >> yeah. they are rather strange. do we think there's any movement on the president's part? you've been reporting the fact you've got the -- the number was originally 250,000, anybody making more than that would get a tax hike. now that's at potentially $450,000....
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vice president joe biden's numbers are in line with the president. 54 percent approve of his job performance while 40 percent do not. first lady michelle, has a 73 percent approval rating. outgoing secretary of state hillary clinton is also popular with a 66 percent approval rating. >> a new gallup poll shows a majority of americans support starker gun laws but most are against banning assault weapons. 58 percent of americans now say the they support stricter gun laws. that is of from 43% in october 2011. the american public is now split on enforce existing gun laws instead of passing new ones. 46 percent of the public wants to enforce current loss of 47 percent want new legislation. the law to ban assault weapons which is backed by president obama has not gained much support since october 2011. 44 percent of people are supporting assault weapons ban while 51 percent are against it. >> a u.s. postal service mail carrier is accused of stealing thousands of pieces of mail and giving stolen credit cards to friends while he returns court today. the man pleaded not guilty to several charges of id
vice president joe biden's numbers are in line with the president. 54 percent approve of his job performance while 40 percent do not. first lady michelle, has a 73 percent approval rating. outgoing secretary of state hillary clinton is also popular with a 66 percent approval rating. >> a new gallup poll shows a majority of americans support starker gun laws but most are against banning assault weapons. 58 percent of americans now say the they support stricter gun laws. that is of from 43%...
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we don't have a deal yet where we are looking at the contours of an agreement between vice president biden and senate minority leader mitch mcconnell is increase to 39.6 for income somewhere between 400 and $500,000 and probably 450,000. the estate tax would go up slightly from the level of 35% and current law scheduled to go up to 35 and would probably go up slightly to 40%. you are looking at one year extension of unemployment benefits pen you a honk do they defer across the board automatic budget cuts called sequester. as amman referred to, dekrats want at least one year for that to be turned off. initially asking for two years. republicans say, no, we will come up with cuts to offset that for 60 to 90 days. that's where things are going. the problem is you can't consider any one part of the agreement done until they are all done because there's an inner play on cap gains and dividends by the way, looking at going from 15% on both which is current policy to 20% on both. not the higher rate called for undercurrent law of 39.6% for dividends. 20% for both. this is something that both side
we don't have a deal yet where we are looking at the contours of an agreement between vice president biden and senate minority leader mitch mcconnell is increase to 39.6 for income somewhere between 400 and $500,000 and probably 450,000. the estate tax would go up slightly from the level of 35% and current law scheduled to go up to 35 and would probably go up slightly to 40%. you are looking at one year extension of unemployment benefits pen you a honk do they defer across the board automatic...
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president obama and vice president biden are sitting down with house leaders. the guest list includes harry reid, who this time yesterday said he didn't see any way the fiscal cliff could be avoided. whatever the case, our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin will be watching. what can we really expect to come out of this meeting this afternoon? >> well, alina, we're not sure what really will come out of it. the ideal scenario would be if all sides agree to a scaled-down version of the fiscal cliff agreement that the president and spe speaker boehner had been discussing weeks ago and then senator mcconnell would agree that no republicans would block it in any way if he can promise that. he argues that he can't really make that promise but if e he could then speaker boehner would promise to bring it to a vote on the floor. all sides would shake hands and we'd have a deal before new year's. that seems highly unlikely. but that's what all sides are pushing for today. >> i think we can all agree that tax rates are the biggest sticking point. so what speci
president obama and vice president biden are sitting down with house leaders. the guest list includes harry reid, who this time yesterday said he didn't see any way the fiscal cliff could be avoided. whatever the case, our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin will be watching. what can we really expect to come out of this meeting this afternoon? >> well, alina, we're not sure what really will come out of it. the ideal scenario would be if all sides agree to a scaled-down version...
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keep the camera rolling, actually, because this interview has just been interrupted by vice president biden coming over our heads and wrecking his wife's interview. so, this board gives me rates for progressive direct and other car insurance companies? yes. but you're progressive, and they're them. yes. but they're here. yes. are you...? there? yes. no. are you them? i'm me. but those rates are for... them. so them are here. yes! you want to run through it again? no, i'm good. you got it? yes. rates for us and them -- now that's progressive. call or click today. why they have a raise your rate cd. tonight our guest, thomas sargent. nobel laureate in economics, and one of the most cited economists in the world. professor sargent, can you tell me what cd rates will be in two years? no. if he can't, no one can. that's why ally has a raise your rate cd. ally bank. your money needs an ally. >>> of all the people i interviewed this year, no one was as divisive and despised as run's president mahmoud ahmadinejad. his answers were elusive, infuriating and fascinating. i asked what he thinks about i
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. >> reporter: vice president joe biden was back on the hill after helping to broker the senate deal. it spared the middle class a tax hike but raised taxes on those making over $400,000 a year. jobless benefits from extended for millions of unemployed but massive cuts to the military and other federal agencies were delayed for two months. democrats now the chance to vote on the bill as they say boehner promise. >> until now our speaker has head when the senate acts, we will have a vote in the house. that is what he said. that is what we expect. that is what the american people deserve. >> to forge a constructive solution for the good of the nation. >> reporter: with an opening prayer appealing for come prom ties house went into session at noon. the republicans complained there's not enough deficit reduction. >> in the plan, another trillion dollars worth of debt on the american people. >> reporter: some democrats support the plan to prevent more financial instability. >> my district can't afford to wait a few days and have the stock market go down 300 points if we don't do something.
. >> reporter: vice president joe biden was back on the hill after helping to broker the senate deal. it spared the middle class a tax hike but raised taxes on those making over $400,000 a year. jobless benefits from extended for millions of unemployed but massive cuts to the military and other federal agencies were delayed for two months. democrats now the chance to vote on the bill as they say boehner promise. >> until now our speaker has head when the senate acts, we will have a...
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keep the camera rolling, actually, because this interview has just been interrupted by vice president biden coming over our heads and wrecking his wife's interview. my geico app...see? ty ...i just uh paid my bill. did you really? from the plane? yeah, i can manage my policy, get roadside assistance, pretty much access geico 24/7. sounds a little too good to be true sir. i'll believe that when pigs fly. ok, did she seriously just say that? geico. just click away with our free mobile app. santho, ho, ho!anta! santa! want to see some magic? watch this! merry chr... (crash) ow! i landed on my keys. did you get that? oh yeah. that was amazing. here you go. that was a fun trick! see? santa's okay. walk it off santa. share videos instantly with s beam. on the galaxy siii and note ii. for a limited time get two flip covers for the price of one. exclusively at verizon. >>> of all the people i interviewed this year, no one was as divisive and despised as run's president mahmoud ahmadinejad. his answers were elusive, infuriating and fascinating. i asked what he thinks about israel and then i asked ot
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bernstein, msnbc contributor and former chief economist and economic policy adviser to vice president joe biden. that's just some of the details as you so well know here but let's remind ourselves, though, of this word that we have been using. that was termed by mr. bernanke. he called it a cliff. but really -- >> right. >> it is like falling down stairs, isn't it? >> right. more so a staircase or a slope in the sense that some of the damage you just described actually takes a while to arrive and if congress is able to quickly reverse the cliff dive, it could be more and i have heard folks use this, more of a bungee yump to get back up to the cliff. >> at the end of the day, right. >> the tax increases you noticed, these are tax increase that is are fazed in over the course of 2013. so it's not until april 2014 when you're filling out the tax bill for the prior year that you would be looking at some of the increases you just described. now, a couple of nuances, though. the payroll tax cut that's been in effect, the 2% on your paycheck of a payroll tax break, that does go away right away. and pe
bernstein, msnbc contributor and former chief economist and economic policy adviser to vice president joe biden. that's just some of the details as you so well know here but let's remind ourselves, though, of this word that we have been using. that was termed by mr. bernanke. he called it a cliff. but really -- >> right. >> it is like falling down stairs, isn't it? >> right. more so a staircase or a slope in the sense that some of the damage you just described actually takes a...
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vice president joe biden called in to help with the debt negotiations that we think are going nowhere. there are always rumors and whispers in the hallway. let's go to rich for the very latest on the progress. rich: there is progress, ashley. they are working on a tentative agreement right now. they can always get choked up on the finer points. this is what they are working with right now. it basically extends all tax cuts for people under $400,000 a year. it permanently patches -- it make sure doctors treating medicare patients do not get a pay cut. a one-year extension of unemployment benefits. on top of all of this, there are some discussions on how to deal with the sequester. they amount to about $8 trillion over the next decade. $94 billion total in 2013. the u.s. and congress and the white house, according to our source, is weighing a 60-90 day delay in those automatic spending cuts. that is how they would deal with that. one omission in all of this, and this is very important, they are not discussing an extension of the debt ceiling. they want to have that yet ceiling fight. it
vice president joe biden called in to help with the debt negotiations that we think are going nowhere. there are always rumors and whispers in the hallway. let's go to rich for the very latest on the progress. rich: there is progress, ashley. they are working on a tentative agreement right now. they can always get choked up on the finer points. this is what they are working with right now. it basically extends all tax cuts for people under $400,000 a year. it permanently patches -- it make sure...
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. >> chris: you are saying, joe biden, who in four years would be in his -- i think 73 or something, and the oldest first-term president in our country, you think he is serious about running. >> 73 in the u.s. senate, is a youth member, and that is where the vice president's roots are and yes, i think he'll make a decision sometime later, put to keep his options open, he'll be courting donors and activists in ohio and new hampshire and elsewhere. >> i think the implementation of obamacare will be the political story of 2013. the rise in cost in premiums, dislocations on the job, more people put into part-time status. controversy over the start of the exchanges, with republican governors refusing to do it in their states. and, the loss of employer-based health coverage. for a lot of people, you have to remember, president obama campaigned by saying, if you like your coverage now, you can keep it. that will be put to the test, this year. >> chris: kirsten? >> i think that based on what happened in the last election, the republicans finally realized, for political reasons, they will hav
. >> chris: you are saying, joe biden, who in four years would be in his -- i think 73 or something, and the oldest first-term president in our country, you think he is serious about running. >> 73 in the u.s. senate, is a youth member, and that is where the vice president's roots are and yes, i think he'll make a decision sometime later, put to keep his options open, he'll be courting donors and activists in ohio and new hampshire and elsewhere. >> i think the implementation...
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say we are working through the weekends and training mcconnell and biden on the phone and the president involved. really to take christmas off facing the fiscal cliff in a week shows how little optimism there is. >> i completely agree. we spent many late nights in the capital and is it doesn't seem like that is going to happen. >> amazing that they washed their hands of it. thank you so much for coming. check out shark week. the best drummer on capitol hill. next, president bush forced to spend christmas in the hospital. after suffering setbacks in his recovery, we will have the latest on his condition. new details about the christmas eve ambush of firefighters. what the gunman's final words were. today's trivia question, before bernie sanders, who was the last self-identified socialist to serve in congress? the first correct answer will get a file wednesday from us. [ male announcer ] how do you measure happiness? by the armful? by the barrelful? the carful? how about...by the bowlful? campbell's soups give you nutrition, energy, and can help you keep a healthy weight. campbell's. it's
say we are working through the weekends and training mcconnell and biden on the phone and the president involved. really to take christmas off facing the fiscal cliff in a week shows how little optimism there is. >> i completely agree. we spent many late nights in the capital and is it doesn't seem like that is going to happen. >> amazing that they washed their hands of it. thank you so much for coming. check out shark week. the best drummer on capitol hill. next, president bush...
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lee munson and jared bernstein, cnbc contributor and former chief economist under vice president joe biden. we'll hopefully get andrew in a second, and we also have rick santelli who joins us as always at this time. gentlemen, fantastic to have you with us. lee, on this news it seems as if the market is getting its hopes up. personally i feel i will believe it when i see it. would you agree? >> yeah. you should wait until this is actually the ink is dried. here's one thing that's really changed in sentiment over the last week, mandy. last week everybody was talking about having this deal baked into the bryce price. now all of a sudden, as if some miracles happened, traders are actually talking about buying more puts and putting on more hedges. i can tell investors out there that it doesn't matter if december 31st we have a deal or if it goes a few weeks in january. all we need to know sunday night, monday morning is that they are working on a deal, and they are still at table. outside of that everything is just noise. >> jared, you know washington very, very well. we've been trying to read
lee munson and jared bernstein, cnbc contributor and former chief economist under vice president joe biden. we'll hopefully get andrew in a second, and we also have rick santelli who joins us as always at this time. gentlemen, fantastic to have you with us. lee, on this news it seems as if the market is getting its hopes up. personally i feel i will believe it when i see it. would you agree? >> yeah. you should wait until this is actually the ink is dried. here's one thing that's really...
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. >> bill: we begin with a very strange picture vice president biden getting up close and personal with a biker chic in ohio. that happened sunday and nobody can quite explain it. i thought at first gutfeld it was a promo for the tv show anarchy. is that what it is? >> sons of anarchy? i thought he was preparing for the white house christmas party. is he going to be santa. [ laughter ] i love the look on the faces of the biker. that is america looking down at him. i love bikers they are either taking teddy bears it hospitals or getting meth to my uncle. >> bill: one or the two. you believe it's a santa claus play. put that picture back up. this is an interesting point about the looks, mcguirk. it looks like they are red are to stab the vice president. >> if he didn't have secret service protection they would have had to scrape him off the floor. >> bill: we don't know why the vice president got up close and purge with the woman. with all due respect to her she is not exactly gisele biewn den. >> i would like to see him where the bandanna. >> see artists like bob dylan raise again the ma
. >> bill: we begin with a very strange picture vice president biden getting up close and personal with a biker chic in ohio. that happened sunday and nobody can quite explain it. i thought at first gutfeld it was a promo for the tv show anarchy. is that what it is? >> sons of anarchy? i thought he was preparing for the white house christmas party. is he going to be santa. [ laughter ] i love the look on the faces of the biker. that is america looking down at him. i love bikers they...
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i will put forward a very specific proposal, based on the recommendations that joe biden's task force is putting together, as we speak. and so this is not something that i will be putting off. but -- >> the nra says it's not going to work. it didn't work before, it's not going to work now. >> my response is something has to work. it is not enough for us to say this is too hard so we're not going to try. so what i intend to do is i will call all the stakeholders together, i will meet with the republicans, i will meet with democrats, i will talk to anybody. i think there are a vast majority of responsible gun owners out there who recognize that we can't have a situation in which somebody with, you know, severe psychological problems is able to get the kind of high capacity weapons that this individual in newtown obtained and gun down our kids. and, yes, it's going to be hard. >> should we have an armed guard at every school in the country? that's what the nra believes. they told me last week that could work. >> you know, i'm not going to prejudge the recommendations that are given to me
i will put forward a very specific proposal, based on the recommendations that joe biden's task force is putting together, as we speak. and so this is not something that i will be putting off. but -- >> the nra says it's not going to work. it didn't work before, it's not going to work now. >> my response is something has to work. it is not enough for us to say this is too hard so we're not going to try. so what i intend to do is i will call all the stakeholders together, i will meet...
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vice president biden, harry reid, house minority leader nancy pelosi, mitch mcconnell and john boehner representing the republicans. brianna keilar is live from washington. is anybody optimistic that a deal could be done today around a table? >> i will tell you the optimism is sort of sinking. senate majority leader harry reid said he doesn't see how it can get done by january 1st. we heard from president obama before he left from his vacation that he was optimistic. logistically the white house will tell you it's possible. when you listen to what you're hearing some of these congressional leaders say, there's a lot of posturing laying blame to the other side if we do go over the cliff. take a listen. >> republicans are not about to write a blank check for anything senate democrats put forward because we find ourselves at the edge of the cliff. >> we are here in washington working while the members of the house of representatives are out watching movies, watching their kids play soccer, basketball, doing all kinds of things. they should be here. >> now, house speaker john boehner is sa
vice president biden, harry reid, house minority leader nancy pelosi, mitch mcconnell and john boehner representing the republicans. brianna keilar is live from washington. is anybody optimistic that a deal could be done today around a table? >> i will tell you the optimism is sort of sinking. senate majority leader harry reid said he doesn't see how it can get done by january 1st. we heard from president obama before he left from his vacation that he was optimistic. logistically the...
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best comic relief, vice president joe biden. best trend in political reporting, the big bump in fact checks, even though the candidates pretty much ignored them. best budget wonk pinup to drive the democrats crazy. vp candidate paul ryan. >> there was a lot of googling about, what does paul ryan think about the economy, what does paul ryan think about entitlements? the number one googled item about paul ryan was "paul ryan shirtless." so thanks, p90x. >> the worst way to show your true colors. the guy who had the romney/ryan logo tattooed on his face. hey, pal, ever hear of bumper stickers? best fund-raising. both sides stuffed their piggy banks until they squealed. total amount raised and spent by the parties and their supporters, nearly $6 billion, or enough to hire 3,600 extra teachers for ten years. just saying. worst running mates. other republican candidates who crushed their party's hope for taking the senate with comments about women, rape, and abortion. not that democrats exactly thrilled america either. worst thing in
best comic relief, vice president joe biden. best trend in political reporting, the big bump in fact checks, even though the candidates pretty much ignored them. best budget wonk pinup to drive the democrats crazy. vp candidate paul ryan. >> there was a lot of googling about, what does paul ryan think about the economy, what does paul ryan think about entitlements? the number one googled item about paul ryan was "paul ryan shirtless." so thanks, p90x. >> the worst way to...
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meetings with vice president biden and cantor. cantor walked out of those meetings. he's the majority leader in the house. the gang of six, the gang of eight. we had this super committee, and they were doing good things, good things, dealing with entitlements and revenues, and a week before they would report by virtue of statute i get a letter signed by every republican too, bad about the super committee, we're not going to do anything with revenues, so this is not a capsule of a couple of days. this has been going on for years. they cannot cross over the threshold that has been built by grover for vist. people who are rich who make a lot of money, her not opposing raising taxes on them. the only people in america who don't think taxes should be raised on the rich are the republicans who work in this building. any time bhth speaker and the republican leader come to the president and say we've got a deal for you. the president's door is always own, and mine is, too. >> the senate is back in session today and a lot of looking backwards, not necessarily looking forwards
meetings with vice president biden and cantor. cantor walked out of those meetings. he's the majority leader in the house. the gang of six, the gang of eight. we had this super committee, and they were doing good things, good things, dealing with entitlements and revenues, and a week before they would report by virtue of statute i get a letter signed by every republican too, bad about the super committee, we're not going to do anything with revenues, so this is not a capsule of a couple of...
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house democrats are meeting on capitol hill with vice president joe biden. he is there to explain the deal he and senate minority leader mitch mcconnell brokered and that the senate approved. >>> the white house is keeping a close eye on today's developments in the house. stay with msnbc for more updates. and now back to hardball. >>> two steps forward, one step backward. let's play "hard ball." >> let me start this last night of the year with this, two steps forward, one step forward, that's the year if you look at it. so many good decisions as a society. we saw the angry faces of reaction to demographic change in the beginning. the people bringing guns to political events. the faces of hatred in the birther mularkey. the dog whistling whether it was about the president or his surrogate, susan rice. guess what? none of it worked. it just didn't. who would have known how powerfully americans, america itself could not just reject but repel this nasty appeal. it didn't work. then we had the horror in newtown, connecticut. even animals cannot kill 20 victims in
house democrats are meeting on capitol hill with vice president joe biden. he is there to explain the deal he and senate minority leader mitch mcconnell brokered and that the senate approved. >>> the white house is keeping a close eye on today's developments in the house. stay with msnbc for more updates. and now back to hardball. >>> two steps forward, one step backward. let's play "hard ball." >> let me start this last night of the year with this, two steps...
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a deal crafted by vice president joe biden and minority leader mitch mcconnell passed the senate by a margin of 89-8. that vote wrapped up after 2:00 a.m. eastern time. the house takes up this plan later on this morning. no telling on how that will turn out if the house approves, the deal will estimate a generated $600 billion over the next ten years this is how senate leaders of both sides of the aisle are assessing the measure. >> i have said all along, the most important priority is protecting middle class families. >> this suhouldn't be the model for how we do things. but we can say we've done some good for the country. >> bush era tax cuts will remain in place for individuals earning less than 400,000, couples earning less than 450,000. unemployment benefits for 2 million americans would be extended for a year. the alternative minimum tax permanently adjusted for inflation. and when it comes to spending cuts, lawmakers decided to kick that can down the road for two mont more months. we can expect more finger pointing and fighting to start the new year. brianna keel ar, with us al
a deal crafted by vice president joe biden and minority leader mitch mcconnell passed the senate by a margin of 89-8. that vote wrapped up after 2:00 a.m. eastern time. the house takes up this plan later on this morning. no telling on how that will turn out if the house approves, the deal will estimate a generated $600 billion over the next ten years this is how senate leaders of both sides of the aisle are assessing the measure. >> i have said all along, the most important priority is...
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at least closer to some kind of agreement as vice president biden and mitch mcconnell have been speaking for the last several hours, maybe 12, 24 hours or so. at least those two gentlemen seem to be moving the ball forward or the mark set anticipating that. what can we -- the president comes out and makes a positive comment, okay, that we either have a deal in principle. there are still a lot of variables to take into consideration. >> yes. >> the house is the wild card. >> house is the wild card in the whole thing. >> do you do anything to set yourself up for the other side? >> no. >> that's what people will be thinking as they watch this network. >> my strategy remains, stay with the quality companies. use the dips to buy them. don't try and hit bottoms but don't buy an expectation af nounsments. you know it is not a very, very broad agreement. i think the mark goes up. i don't think there is a big sell-off. but i think is rest. >> bk, are you looking at the same moving goal that i am? a move of a one and a third percent? and that's a spike. and i'm curious to know why this is happenin
at least closer to some kind of agreement as vice president biden and mitch mcconnell have been speaking for the last several hours, maybe 12, 24 hours or so. at least those two gentlemen seem to be moving the ball forward or the mark set anticipating that. what can we -- the president comes out and makes a positive comment, okay, that we either have a deal in principle. there are still a lot of variables to take into consideration. >> yes. >> the house is the wild card. >>...
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i will put forward a very specific proposal based on the recommendations that joe biden's task force is putting together. >> but it's not going to work. it didn't work before, it's not going to work now. >> my response is something has to work. it is not enough for us to say this is too hard, so we're not going to try. so what i intend to do is i will call all the stakeholders together. i will meet with republicans, i will meet with democrats. i will talk to anybody. i think there's a variety majority of responsible gun owners out there who recognize we can't have a situation in which somebody with, you know, severe psychological problems is able to get the kind of high capacity weapons that this individual in newtown obtained and gunned down our kids. and, yes, it's going to be hard. >> should we have an armed guard at every school in the country? that's what the nra told me last week. >> i'm not going to prejudge the recommendations that are given to me. i am skeptical that the only answer is putting more guns in schools. and i think the vast majority of the american people are ske
i will put forward a very specific proposal based on the recommendations that joe biden's task force is putting together. >> but it's not going to work. it didn't work before, it's not going to work now. >> my response is something has to work. it is not enough for us to say this is too hard, so we're not going to try. so what i intend to do is i will call all the stakeholders together. i will meet with republicans, i will meet with democrats. i will talk to anybody. i think there's...
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and biden will see his pay go go up to $231,900. speaker boehner will make $224,600. that's $30,000 more than the pay of senate and house majority and minority leaders. those raises maybe good news for congress. but the rest of america won't be so happy when they see their paycheck next year. it's almost certain that the government will not extend the payroll tax holiday. that means a 2% tax increase for every last one of us. joining me is gerald bernstein, a senior fellow at the center of budget and policy priorities. get the title out. let's get to business. why are we not talking about this? talking about the cliff, but everybody's taxes going up with the payroll tax holiday. >>ith a great question, t.j. an important and underappreciated part of the fiscal cliff. the answer to the why is it really doesn't have any champions. when you hear the list of things people fighting for, estate tax, you hear the unemployment extension, things like that. you don't even hear this listed anymore. i know for a fact that the white house was fighting for this. they understand how
and biden will see his pay go go up to $231,900. speaker boehner will make $224,600. that's $30,000 more than the pay of senate and house majority and minority leaders. those raises maybe good news for congress. but the rest of america won't be so happy when they see their paycheck next year. it's almost certain that the government will not extend the payroll tax holiday. that means a 2% tax increase for every last one of us. joining me is gerald bernstein, a senior fellow at the center of...
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there was a report that maybe these talks between mitch mcconnell and vice-president biden were making some progress. on that, up went the futures market to show a gain of 80 points for the dow. we're back to showing a gain of 50 or 70 points. watch for head lines, for leaks, for any sound bites that might appear on any news program anywhere and you will have some kind of market reaction. as we countdown to the end of this fiscal cliff, i'm going to call it a debacle because that's exactly what it is. even if we get a very, very narrow deal, whoop-de-doo, we have a debt ceiling problem and amt taxes, government spending, all of those problems outstanding, nothing done. the dow jones industrial average is not done up for the opening bell, it's down, we're 42 points, 48 points going down as of right now. 50 points lower. what did you give, what did you get for christmas this year? chances are, a computer tablet maybe? according to the latest data from cnet, there were 17.4 million tablet activations on christmas day alone, more than double than last year. look at the two leading tablet m
there was a report that maybe these talks between mitch mcconnell and vice-president biden were making some progress. on that, up went the futures market to show a gain of 80 points for the dow. we're back to showing a gain of 50 or 70 points. watch for head lines, for leaks, for any sound bites that might appear on any news program anywhere and you will have some kind of market reaction. as we countdown to the end of this fiscal cliff, i'm going to call it a debacle because that's exactly what...